A component of the 2008 Intermediate Skills Pack. Covers mid-level competencies necessary to improve students skills.

Contains a wide variety of learning activities effective in increasing students' writing and grammar skills.

Scores are tracked in a record management system that allows teachers to view and print detailed reports.

The questions, answers and explanations of the program can be spoken aloud by using the Merit Text Talker.

Designed for students in grades 5 through 8 (ages 10 and up), the program can also be used by older students.

2008 Writing / Grammar Intermediate Skills Curriculum consists of the following titles:

• Grammar Fitness, Set 2
  Helps students master troublesome points of grammar
  
  
• Grammar Shape-Up
  Students learn to master the parts of speech.
  
  
• Paragraph Punch
  Helps students learn different ways to write a paragraph.

2008 Writing / Grammar Intermediate Skills Curriculum Skill Levels 5 - 8.

• Contextual help and feedback engage students of all ages.
• Students choose from a menu of reward animations and sounds.
• All student work is stored in the Teacher Program Manager.
• Voice support is available with most of the English programs.

Concepts covered:

Recognize common errors in word usage Identify parts of speech in context sentences Identify common writing problems Use pre-writing strategies

Correct faulty sentence structure Review basic punctuation Write clear, descriptive sentences Organize ideas Develop a paragraph Practice proofreading